Dreams (painting)
Dreams | |
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Dutch: Droomen, Italian: Dolce Far Niente | |
Oil-on-canvas | |
Movement | Realism (arts) |
Subject | Leisure |
Dimensions | 128.5 cm (50.6 in) x 201.2 cm (79.2 in) |
Dreams or Droomen is an 1860
History
Israëls first exhibited the painting in 1859 at The Hague with the title Droomen (Dreams).
In 1859 art critic Théophile Thoré-Bürger who wrote for Gazette des Beaux-Arts described the original size of the painting and when it was auctioned by Sotheby's they determined that part of the painting was cut away on the left-hand side of the canvas after its 1860 exhibition.[1] The preauction estimate was US$100.000 - 150.000 and it was sold for US$293,000 on May 9, 2013.[3][4]
Description
The painting shows a young girl resting with her back on a sand dune and her hands behind her head. She looks toward the sea with the setting Sun casting rays on the waves.[1]
Reception
In 1859 writing for Gazette des Beaux-Arts art critic Théophile Thoré-Bürger said the painting, "stood above all" and he was impressed by the realism in the painting.[5] In 2015 the Dordrechts Museum in Dordrecht had an exhibit entitled Holland at its best – Spring of the Hague School. 'Dreams' by Jozef Israels, was called one of the "icons of the exhibition.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Jozef Israëls Dreams (Dolce far niente)". Sothebys. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ISBN 9789040094002. Archivedfrom the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Jozef Israëls Dutch dreams (Dolce Far Niente)". Art Salon. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Exhibition about Dutch Landscape". Historiek Magazine. 11 March 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ Thoré-Bürger, Théophile (1859). "Exposition à la Haye". Gazette des Beaux-Art. 3: 104–105.